英语词汇“batten down the hatches”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

batten down the hatches

1 Nautical Secure a ship’s tarpaulins.Sailors hop to it, and in an emergency, they can be counted on to reef the mainsail and batten down the hatches....

By day break the rain had gone, replaced by a lovely blue sky and warm sunshine, although it looks like it will be time to batten down the hatches tonight as the weather turns wet and windy once again.
Simply batten down the hatches using a properly fitting screwdriver and that's it.

1.1Prepare for a difficulty or crisis: a natural tendency in times of recession is to batten down the hatches...

Both sides should just batten down the hatches, prepare for a very long 2004 and remember that miracles, or even acts of God, do happen.
Business people in the North's ‘flashpoints’ are again hoping for a quiet summer, but remain prepared to batten down the hatches.
If you do it anyway, batten down the hatches and prepare for retaliation.

See parent entry: batten

单词	batten down the hatches
释义	batten down the hatches 1 Nautical Secure a ship’s tarpaulins.Sailors hop to it, and in an emergency, they can be counted on to reef the mainsail and batten down the hatches.... By day break the rain had gone, replaced by a lovely blue sky and warm sunshine, although it looks like it will be time to batten down the hatches tonight as the weather turns wet and windy once again. Simply batten down the hatches using a properly fitting screwdriver and that's it. 1.1Prepare for a difficulty or crisis: a natural tendency in times of recession is to batten down the hatches... Both sides should just batten down the hatches, prepare for a very long 2004 and remember that miracles, or even acts of God, do happen. Business people in the North's ‘flashpoints’ are again hoping for a quiet summer, but remain prepared to batten down the hatches. If you do it anyway, batten down the hatches and prepare for retaliation. See parent entry: batten
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